THE TORTOISE. A NIGERIAN TALE BY CAROLINE

One upon a time, there was starvation and hunger in the animal kingdom, the tortoise being a smart and cunning animal suggested to the other animals, that in the neigbouring villages there were always merriment and parting. All the animals decided to attend all the parties at the other villages.

At the party the host will serve all the animals together say the food and drinks is for all of you. As the animals attended about five parties, the tortoise brought in the credy part of his life because he was not always satisfied with the portion given to him.

So when the animal got back to their village, the tortoise invited all the other animals informing them that there will be a change in his name call: All of you.

There was another party in the sky and the tortoise has no wings to fly, so he borrow wings legs and other tihings to enable him attend. At the party the host brought the entertainment as usual and said: Is for All of you. Then tortoise announced to other animals that as you all know All of you was his name, so the entertainment belongs to him. All the other animals waited till the end of the party, nothing was given to them, they all were annoyed and every other animal decided to collect what ever they borrowed the tortoise.

The tortoise couldn't go back, so he begged one of the animals to tell his wife to spread a big blanket so that when he is falling from the sky he will not fall on the bare ground, the wife obeyed, but other animals planned for him, so when they say the tortoise falling from the sky they quickly removed the blanket. So the tortoise fell down and broke his shell.